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here's pentagon correspondent barbara starr with more. >> reporter: iranian authorities say they shot down a highly classified u.s. unmanned spy plane over its territory along its eastern border with afghanistan. iran says the drone they shot down is an rq-170. now, that's one of the most secret drones in the u.s. military and intelligence arsenal. a stealth drone that can fly largely undetected gathering intelligence and targeting information. so far the u.s. using the nato alliance in afghanistan to issue a statement is only saying "the uav to which the iranians are referring may be a u.s. unarmed reconnaissance aircraft that had been flying a mission over western afghanistan late last week. the operators of the uav lost control of the aircraft and had been working to determine its status." that according to the statement. now, u.s. officials tell cnn the flight crew operating the drone did report a loss of flight controls before the drone went down. but they're not saying it was shot down and they're not saying it's an rq-170. the "question of the day" is shot down or not, do the i
here's pentagon correspondent barbara starr with more. >> reporter: iranian authorities say they shot down a highly classified u.s. unmanned spy plane over its territory along its eastern border with afghanistan. iran says the drone they shot down is an rq-170. now, that's one of the most secret drones in the u.s. military and intelligence arsenal. a stealth drone that can fly largely undetected gathering intelligence and targeting information. so far the u.s. using the nato alliance in...
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five veterans talked to our barbara starr. we'll have their stories in 15 minutes. right now, a look at today ee's headlin headlines. tropical storm washi has left more than 400 people dead and more than 100,000 displaced in the philippines. hundreds more are still miss. government officials say 21,000 people are staying in evacuation centers throughout the region. zblmplg >>> and prayers are going out to etta james. her managers says she's termly ill. the 73-year-old has been diagnosed with leukemia and hepatitis c. she's also battling alzheimer's disease. >>> and live pictures right now from capitol hill where just a few hours ago the u.s. senate passed two big pieces of legislation. one keeps the government running through september. the other extends the payroll tax cut for two months. the extension now goes to the u.s. house, where it faces strong opposition. >>> and nothing like a little carolling to get you into the christmas spirit. that's what travelers at los angeles international airport are hearing. take a listen for yourself. ♪ the choir wandered thro
five veterans talked to our barbara starr. we'll have their stories in 15 minutes. right now, a look at today ee's headlin headlines. tropical storm washi has left more than 400 people dead and more than 100,000 displaced in the philippines. hundreds more are still miss. government officials say 21,000 people are staying in evacuation centers throughout the region. zblmplg >>> and prayers are going out to etta james. her managers says she's termly ill. the 73-year-old has been...
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barbara, what are we seeing? barbara starr is at the scene. we will try to reestablish communication with her in just a moment. but this is a real big deal for both iraq and the united states. it is marking the official end of u.s. military operations in this country. jim clancy, my colleague, is in atlanta watching the ceremonies also. as we listen to the u.s. national anthem. jim, what goes through your mind? you covered this war when it started back in 2003. and here we are, almost nine years later, and it's officially over. >> this has been a very bitter experience, i think for many americans. let's listen to the end to the national anthem. let me collect some thoughts here. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> as we continue to watch the ceremony, as the casing of the colors, as it's called, as the u.s. officially ends combat operations in iraq, a prayer being offered there. let's listen to this. >> since 2003, our nations sought a common good rarely tried in the history of mankind to bring the rule of law to a nation. and so doing, iraq and america sacrif
barbara, what are we seeing? barbara starr is at the scene. we will try to reestablish communication with her in just a moment. but this is a real big deal for both iraq and the united states. it is marking the official end of u.s. military operations in this country. jim clancy, my colleague, is in atlanta watching the ceremonies also. as we listen to the u.s. national anthem. jim, what goes through your mind? you covered this war when it started back in 2003. and here we are, almost nine...
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cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr is joining us right now on the phone from washington. barbara, what is this news about the unmanned plane? >> well, here's the latest we know, fredricka. nato authorities and u.s. authorities in afghanistan have issued a statement saying that, indeed, a drone went missing late last week over the afghan/iran border. so that, of course, eastern iran, western afghanistan. this drone, as all drones are, on an intelligence gathering mission. what the u.s. and nato will not say is that it was shot down by iran. they say it has gone policing, they believe it has gone down. they believe this may well be the drone that the iranians are talking about, but they also say that the crew operating the unmanned drone, had reported a loss of flight control, a loss of control, and ability to guide the drone and that it drifted. so their working theory at this point, if the iranians are telling the truth about it being inside iran, it may have drifted into iran. so far they are saying they cannot confirm on the part of nato and the u.s. it was shot down by
cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr is joining us right now on the phone from washington. barbara, what is this news about the unmanned plane? >> well, here's the latest we know, fredricka. nato authorities and u.s. authorities in afghanistan have issued a statement saying that, indeed, a drone went missing late last week over the afghan/iran border. so that, of course, eastern iran, western afghanistan. this drone, as all drones are, on an intelligence gathering mission. what the...
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we want to go to pent begagon a bring in barbara starr. barbara, tell me about this. >> brooke, you're about to see gripping footage, to say the least. this was a 3 1/2-hour fire fight in southern afghanistan. these are the men of first battalion sixth marine regiment. >> gets you out of nowhere. i'm in a sleeping bag still. you hear the flair going off, then fire just started going f off. >> just to the northwest of us across the helmand river they have a ridgeline up there. there's cavs in the ridge line that they've crawl into and they engage us from there. >> by the time, like, a couple of hours we were like -- probably had a hundred still left and that was it. just got really bad real quick. >> idf 30 millimeter grenades hit inside the compound, getting close, real close. took a couple casualties. you hear about people being battle-tested. this one tested the boys. >> we have to get him on the bird as fast as possible. >> been one hell of a day. you're thinking, yeah, regular patrol, any other day. it ain't happening that way. definit
we want to go to pent begagon a bring in barbara starr. barbara, tell me about this. >> brooke, you're about to see gripping footage, to say the least. this was a 3 1/2-hour fire fight in southern afghanistan. these are the men of first battalion sixth marine regiment. >> gets you out of nowhere. i'm in a sleeping bag still. you hear the flair going off, then fire just started going f off. >> just to the northwest of us across the helmand river they have a ridgeline up there....
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barbara starr joins us to explain the possible fallout. first off, how does a company that provides this type of analysis to its clients about security allow itself to be hacked? >> reporter: well, that is going to be the question, isn't it? i suppose their company cyber experts are going to have to take a look inside their own company to see what's going on. the question will be whether that information was encrypted, of course. you know, we see this kind of thing all the time, don't we now, about credit card data being stolen. that's a concern, but in corporate security for our own personal financial security. this company though, it's pretty interesting. information on 4,000 credit cards. they have both government clients and private sector, corporate clients, companies that do business in the international business community that want to know about threats and situations around the world. that's the kind of information stratfor provides. they couldn't somehow protect their own data from anonymous, this hacking group. the concern, of co
barbara starr joins us to explain the possible fallout. first off, how does a company that provides this type of analysis to its clients about security allow itself to be hacked? >> reporter: well, that is going to be the question, isn't it? i suppose their company cyber experts are going to have to take a look inside their own company to see what's going on. the question will be whether that information was encrypted, of course. you know, we see this kind of thing all the time, don't we...
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next on reporter roulette, let's go to the pentagon to barbara starr, pentagon correspondent, i believe she's in germany where she spoke -- barbara, you spoke with the chairman joichbt chiefs of staff about the significant leadership change. what did you hear? >> reporter: indeed, we're here with general dempsey. he was woken up with the news about north korea earlier today. we talked with him about this, he has some concerns about whether kim jong-un, the leader now, supposedly, of north korea, the youngest son of kim jong-il, really will be able to take charge, control the regime and be the new leader. one indication of how little the u.s. military and the u.s. government really know about what is happening in north korea, we've now confirmed that kim jong-il actually adied on saturday night and the u.s. didn't know about it for more than 24 hours until it appeared on north korean television. so where does that leave us, the u.s. military, the pentagon? watching north korea around the clock for any sainz of movement of troops or weapons, any signs of instability in the regime. they do
next on reporter roulette, let's go to the pentagon to barbara starr, pentagon correspondent, i believe she's in germany where she spoke -- barbara, you spoke with the chairman joichbt chiefs of staff about the significant leadership change. what did you hear? >> reporter: indeed, we're here with general dempsey. he was woken up with the news about north korea earlier today. we talked with him about this, he has some concerns about whether kim jong-un, the leader now, supposedly, of north...
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barbara starr has more. >> reporter: the u.s. has long used sanctions to try to stop iran's cash flow for financing its nuclear efforts and support for terrorism. but now the administration is saying, not so fast. to a tough new bipartisan sanctions proposal from congress. the idea, target iran's central bank by cutting off u.s. banking with any foreign banks that bank with the iranians. much of the banking with iran is done to pay for iranian oil. the administration is considering action against iran's central bank but officials warn the congressional proposal could be a bad idea in today's fragile economy. >> it is a very, very powerful threat. it is a threat to essentially for the commercial banks to end their ability to transact in the dollar and their ability really to function as major international financial institutions. >> reporter: according to opec, iran exports about 2.5 million barrels a day of crude oil, earning it more than $70 billion a year. countries around the world buying iranian oil pay for it through transac
barbara starr has more. >> reporter: the u.s. has long used sanctions to try to stop iran's cash flow for financing its nuclear efforts and support for terrorism. but now the administration is saying, not so fast. to a tough new bipartisan sanctions proposal from congress. the idea, target iran's central bank by cutting off u.s. banking with any foreign banks that bank with the iranians. much of the banking with iran is done to pay for iranian oil. the administration is considering action...
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let's bring in barbara starr, pentagon correspondent. she joins us now. barbara, you've been following developments. what can you tell us about these exercises? >> isha, let's start with a photo, a picture that the iranians say they took of a u.s. aircraft carriers in north arabian sea. the only u.s. aircraft carrier out there is the "uss john stennis." this film apparently taken from iranian aircraft. part of those naval exercises going on right now in the north arabian sea. it could be a tense weekend out in that region off iran's coastline. as these naval exercises continue. the iranians say starting tomorrow they will fire a number of missiles, both surface to air and surface to surface missiles, part of a test firing program they are going to undertake. we don't know a lot about it. we know the navy, the u.s. navy, will be watching closely. but here is what we do know from u.s. naval sources we have talked to about this. first up, iran, this exercise is being conducted by the so-called regular iranian navy. not the revolutionary guard corps navy. tha
let's bring in barbara starr, pentagon correspondent. she joins us now. barbara, you've been following developments. what can you tell us about these exercises? >> isha, let's start with a photo, a picture that the iranians say they took of a u.s. aircraft carriers in north arabian sea. the only u.s. aircraft carrier out there is the "uss john stennis." this film apparently taken from iranian aircraft. part of those naval exercises going on right now in the north arabian sea. it...
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first to washington and our own correspondent barbara starr. the army and air force are dealing with a possible serious online security breach today. tell us about this case of cyber hacking. >> hello to you, isha. this is a private company that deals in global intelligence, stratfor. it got hacked over the weekend. it's getting a lot of attention. a hacker said they released subscriber data and information on 4,000 credit cards as well as the company's private client list. they went on and posted on another site called antisec with groups such as anonymous. this well-known hacking group anonymous taking credit for this. stratfor is a company that provides analysis and intelligence information to those government, military and corporate clients who want data on threats and risks around the world. so this is getting a lot of attention and that is the question. what comes next. >> indeed. the army and air force i imagine will be looking very closely at their systems, right? >> they will be. the military is very used to these types of cyber attack
first to washington and our own correspondent barbara starr. the army and air force are dealing with a possible serious online security breach today. tell us about this case of cyber hacking. >> hello to you, isha. this is a private company that deals in global intelligence, stratfor. it got hacked over the weekend. it's getting a lot of attention. a hacker said they released subscriber data and information on 4,000 credit cards as well as the company's private client list. they went on...
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>> thanks very much for that, barbara starr joining us from washington. christmas is certainly over for a 7-year-old walmart greeter in upstate new york. she sustained fractures to the side of her face after being hit by a customer. she was punched on christmas eve after asking 26-year-old jacketa simmons to show her the receipt for her purchases. simmons was detained by employees and customers after she ran out of the store. she's been charged with two counts of assault. >> baggage handlers in argentina make a startling discovery inside a man's suitcase. this was no movie. and reports that iran may be cozying up to iraq. is this true or is this military posturing. >> and a fire at a home in connecticut claims five on christmas day, what authorities think might have caused it when we come back. is it because taking a step represents hope? or triumph? at genworth, we believe in taking small steps every day to keep your promises, protect what matters, and prepare for a secure financial future. no matter where you want to go, one step at a time is the only w
>> thanks very much for that, barbara starr joining us from washington. christmas is certainly over for a 7-year-old walmart greeter in upstate new york. she sustained fractures to the side of her face after being hit by a customer. she was punched on christmas eve after asking 26-year-old jacketa simmons to show her the receipt for her purchases. simmons was detained by employees and customers after she ran out of the store. she's been charged with two counts of assault. >> baggage...
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>> major developments there, barbara starr joining us from the pentagon. thank you. >>> next on reporter roulette, reynolds wolf manning the scene in the severe weather center. reynolds, the entire east coast, nothing pleasant about what's going on there. >> unpleasant is the perfect way to put it. this is not armageddon taking place. but something that will affect millions of americans. a big storm system crawling its way to the eastern seaboard. we see the result on the radar. there it is plain and simple. on one side, a little red box popping up over parts of the outer banks, that is a tornado watch that will be in effect until 7:00. the good news with this is i do see it beginning to weaken a little bit. wouldn't be surprised if the national weather service pulls that watch area. i think the threat will subside. however, if you look back towards the great lakes, you don't see the blues, the greenish on radar, you see white. that's frozen precipitation, snowfall that will pile up between cleveland and buffalo. could see four to eight inches on some of t
>> major developments there, barbara starr joining us from the pentagon. thank you. >>> next on reporter roulette, reynolds wolf manning the scene in the severe weather center. reynolds, the entire east coast, nothing pleasant about what's going on there. >> unpleasant is the perfect way to put it. this is not armageddon taking place. but something that will affect millions of americans. a big storm system crawling its way to the eastern seaboard. we see the result on the...
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barbara starr has been digging into the story and joins us from the pentagon with the latest. what exactly is anonymous or the group associated with anonymous claiming responsibility for doing. >> they're a well-known hacker group and they are now saying that they're the ones that hacked stratfor over the weekend. they are saying they released subscriber data and information on some 4,000 credit cards as well as the company's private client list. all of the people that subscribe to stratfor and they're corporate clients to government agencies that look for intelligence information on threats and risks around the world that stratfor publishes. that's all very big business these days. when all of this came to be, one of the things that got everyone's attention. i want you to look at this tweet that appeared from anonymous in the twitter verse, if you will, very much saying they were responsible, criticizing stratfor which is a security company for putting the company's most critical information on the internet apparently with no encryption or at least posting it, keeping it on t
barbara starr has been digging into the story and joins us from the pentagon with the latest. what exactly is anonymous or the group associated with anonymous claiming responsibility for doing. >> they're a well-known hacker group and they are now saying that they're the ones that hacked stratfor over the weekend. they are saying they released subscriber data and information on some 4,000 credit cards as well as the company's private client list. all of the people that subscribe to...
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barbara starr has been digging into the story and joins us from the pentagon with the latest. what exactly is anonymous or the group associated with anonymous claiming responsibility for doing. >> they're a well-known hacker group and they are now saying that they're the ones that hacked stratfor over the weekend. they are saying they released subscriber data and information on some 4,000 credit cards as well as the company's private client list. all of the people that subscribe to stratfor and they're corporate clients to government agencies that look for intelligence information on threats and risks around the world that stratfor publishes. that's all very big business these days. when all of this came to be, one of the things that got everyone's attention. i want you to look at this tweet that appeared from anonymous in the twitter verse, if you will, very much saying they were responsible, criticizing stratfor which is a security company for putting the company's most critical information on the internet apparently with no encryption or at least posting it, keeping it on t
barbara starr has been digging into the story and joins us from the pentagon with the latest. what exactly is anonymous or the group associated with anonymous claiming responsibility for doing. >> they're a well-known hacker group and they are now saying that they're the ones that hacked stratfor over the weekend. they are saying they released subscriber data and information on some 4,000 credit cards as well as the company's private client list. all of the people that subscribe to...
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>> cnn's pentagon correspondent barbara starr. thank you so much. >>> let's turn to a bombshell announcement sunday from the pulpit of one of the biggest mega churches. bishop eddie long in suburban, atlanta, says he's taking a leave of absence to attend to his family. his wife vanessa filed for divorce a few days ago. long has been embroiled in controversy for -- when four young men accused him of coercive sexual relationships. long denies the allegations but settled the lawsuits out of court. i want to bring in john blake, he's a religion righter at cnn.com. you have been doing a serious discussion on this. you've been talking about it. you were a member of the church? >> no iwas never a member. but i've been writing about bishop long since the late 1990s. >> how serious is it that vanessa long is filing for divorce? >> i don't think he's going to recover. i'd be surprised if bishop long ever leads a mega church again. his whole image is built on his masculinity and being this family man. just goes to the heart of that. she's ta
>> cnn's pentagon correspondent barbara starr. thank you so much. >>> let's turn to a bombshell announcement sunday from the pulpit of one of the biggest mega churches. bishop eddie long in suburban, atlanta, says he's taking a leave of absence to attend to his family. his wife vanessa filed for divorce a few days ago. long has been embroiled in controversy for -- when four young men accused him of coercive sexual relationships. long denies the allegations but settled the...
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let's go to barbara starr. according to the investigation by the defense department, u.s. troops acted in self-defense. that's what we're hearing from them with that air strike that killed 24 pakistani troops. >> they say self-defense but that's like saying, how was the play, mrs. lincoln. this was a case where back on november 25th, u.s. heir air strikes were called in on that bored where u.s. forces said they were under fire from insurgents. it turned out it was pakistani troop that they did not know were in the area. the pakistanis thought they were under fire. huge firefight ensues. what are we talking about? bad coordination. mistrust between both sides not telling each other the full picture about where they were operating. bad mapping data so that when they were trying to sort it all out, in fact, in people looking at the maps were looking at an area 14 kilometers away from where the firefight was actually happening. all of this the results of a u.s. military investigation saying the u.s. troops are acting under self-defense. look, the pakistanis are furious about t
let's go to barbara starr. according to the investigation by the defense department, u.s. troops acted in self-defense. that's what we're hearing from them with that air strike that killed 24 pakistani troops. >> they say self-defense but that's like saying, how was the play, mrs. lincoln. this was a case where back on november 25th, u.s. heir air strikes were called in on that bored where u.s. forces said they were under fire from insurgents. it turned out it was pakistani troop that...
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. >> i'm barbara starr at the pentagon. we hear an awful lot about hazing and bullying, but in the war zone with u.s. troops bullying and hazing each other, a young solder apparently sent right over the edge. i'll have details coming up. >> reporter: i'm alina cho in new york. he's not a hollywood star but he is one of the best known names on the planet. he's bill clinton. my one-on-one with the former president in the next hour of "cnn newsroom." >> alina, you like us arkansasans. >>> also coming up next hour, someone just invested megamillions in twitter. a lot of people are ticked off because of who in particular it is. we'll explain in conversation coming your way. stay with us. >>> jeff, too many bulls. >> there are a lot of them. >> everybody gets to play. >> if you're breaking a record you're in a ball game. >> when you're a little kid, we're all winners. >> the bull names are funky. there's the sugar, the orange, the rose. we know all of that. before we get to january you have to get through some whacky bowl names.
. >> i'm barbara starr at the pentagon. we hear an awful lot about hazing and bullying, but in the war zone with u.s. troops bullying and hazing each other, a young solder apparently sent right over the edge. i'll have details coming up. >> reporter: i'm alina cho in new york. he's not a hollywood star but he is one of the best known names on the planet. he's bill clinton. my one-on-one with the former president in the next hour of "cnn newsroom." >> alina, you like...
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we begin with barbara starr. good morning. >> good morning. the pentagon not saying a whole lot about all of this. iran saying it shot down a drone over the border with afghanistan, and they are issuing a lot of statements about all of this. what kind of drone is it? this is something called an r q170. that's what the iranians say they have in their hands, the wreckage. this is a stealth drone. it was developed for the air force. it conducts intelligence reconnaissance and surveillance missions to provide information for hitting targets. but do they really have it? so far, the u.s. military through the command in afghanistan is only issuing a statement saying this, and i quote, the uav to which the iranians are referring may be a u.s. unarmed reconnaissance aircraft that had been flying a mission over western afghanistan late last week. the operators of the uav lost control of the aircraft and had been working to determine its status. so where are we? the iranians say they shot it down. the u.s. says, yes, they lost flight control of a uav lat
we begin with barbara starr. good morning. >> good morning. the pentagon not saying a whole lot about all of this. iran saying it shot down a drone over the border with afghanistan, and they are issuing a lot of statements about all of this. what kind of drone is it? this is something called an r q170. that's what the iranians say they have in their hands, the wreckage. this is a stealth drone. it was developed for the air force. it conducts intelligence reconnaissance and surveillance...
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barbara starr sharing the stories. their firsthand impressions about the country they're leaving behind. again, that is this saturday. coming up next, our political buzz panel. we have some good characters for you today. they'll be giving you their take on what happened last night. find out if rick perry really is the tim tebow of iowa. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. premier of the packed bag. you know organization is key... and so is having a trusted assistant. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. you can even take a full-size or above and still pay the mid-size price. here we are... [ male announcer ] and there you go, business pro. there you go. go national. go like a pro. but sometimes i wonder... what's left behind? [ female announcer ] purifying facial cleanser from neutrogena® naturals. removes 99% of dirt and toxins without dyes, parabens or harsh sulfates. so skin feels pure and healthy. [ female announcer ] from neutrogena® naturals.
barbara starr sharing the stories. their firsthand impressions about the country they're leaving behind. again, that is this saturday. coming up next, our political buzz panel. we have some good characters for you today. they'll be giving you their take on what happened last night. find out if rick perry really is the tim tebow of iowa. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. premier of the packed bag. you know organization is key... and so is having a trusted assistant. and you...rent from...
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we'll start with barbara starr. barbara, take us through this. >> this is quite serious in terms of the rhetoric. we'll see how serious it is in terms of the reality. iran reacting to statements from european countries that want they might place an embargo on iranian oil import, iran saying if that happens it will shut down the strait of hormuz, that vital international water that is the shipping lanes for much of the world's oil. as a result of that the u.s. navy today came out with a very strong statement saying quote, anyone who threatens to disrupt freedom of navigation in an international strait is clearly outside the community of nations, any disruption will not be tolerated. that word from the u.s. military. but make no mistake, the white house is behind it. the navy doesn't get out there and say these things on its own, the white house sending a clear message to iran you can have your rhetoric, but do not force anybody's hand and try to shut down these shipping lanes. >> barbara, just give our viewers a sens
we'll start with barbara starr. barbara, take us through this. >> this is quite serious in terms of the rhetoric. we'll see how serious it is in terms of the reality. iran reacting to statements from european countries that want they might place an embargo on iranian oil import, iran saying if that happens it will shut down the strait of hormuz, that vital international water that is the shipping lanes for much of the world's oil. as a result of that the u.s. navy today came out with a...
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our barbara starr's live at the pentagon with something you will see only on cnn. barbara, good morning. >> good morning to you. indeed the marines e-mailed out this footage that they shot. it was a three-hour fire fight at a small outpost in southern afghanistan. these are the men of first battalion six marine regimen. >> reloading! >> gets you out of nowhere. sleeping bag still. i was trying to hear clear went off. fires are going off. >> to northwest of us across the river, they they there are caves in the ridge line that they will crawl into and engage us from the there. >> ammo. by the time, like, a couple of hours, we were like -- had 100 still left. that was it. >> 30 mull meet perfect grenades hitting inside the compound. getting close, real close. casualty. cold casualties. you hear about people being battle tested. this one tested the boys good get him on the bird as fast as possible. >> one hell of a day. you are thinking, yeah, radio patrol. any other day. it ain't happening that way. definitely teach lot of people -- got to be ready from now on. you ne
our barbara starr's live at the pentagon with something you will see only on cnn. barbara, good morning. >> good morning to you. indeed the marines e-mailed out this footage that they shot. it was a three-hour fire fight at a small outpost in southern afghanistan. these are the men of first battalion six marine regimen. >> reloading! >> gets you out of nowhere. sleeping bag still. i was trying to hear clear went off. fires are going off. >> to northwest of us across the...
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>> barbara starr, thanks. >>> still to come this morning, packages crushed. the worst package deliver orders ever. i order so much. >> two of my recent packages completely in smithereens. >>> and 46%. today's "romans' numeral." it has to do with value of your home. surprising signs of strength but at the same time, still taking a hit. >>> 49 minutes after the hour. >>> this morning's "romans' numeral." . 46% of homes sold in november were what? >> empty. >> distressed. a real estate owned by the bank or short sales. meaning people had to get out. when you sell a house distressed, short sale, you sell it for thousands and thousands of dollars less than you probably could if you held on to it. >> you've permanently lost that equity now. >> just a sign that you still have a lot of back log of trouble in the housing market, even as we've seen new construction of condos and apartment buildings pop up. >> which is funny. >> yesterday we saw this big surge in the stock market because of that new construction and new permits which is definitely a good sign, but we st
>> barbara starr, thanks. >>> still to come this morning, packages crushed. the worst package deliver orders ever. i order so much. >> two of my recent packages completely in smithereens. >>> and 46%. today's "romans' numeral." it has to do with value of your home. surprising signs of strength but at the same time, still taking a hit. >>> 49 minutes after the hour. >>> this morning's "romans' numeral." . 46% of homes sold in...
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along with barbara starr, the joint cheer's chairman says bluntly, he is worried. joining us from germany where she is traveling with joint chiefs chairman dempsey, so what did the general tell you, barbara? >> well, wolf, we are part after very small group of reporters traveling with dempsey. cnn, the only american network with him on the way from afghanistan and iraq. stopping here from germfully, general dempsey woken up by developments and he met with us. he is talking about the concerns of about remaining vigilant, making sure that north korea makes no moves with its troops, weapons, equipment. and the bottom line of course, is will son, kim jong il be able to take over and exert north korean reregime. i want you to listen to what he had to say. >> it is my expectation, that will be the successor. we do have -- we have a significant amount of work to try to understand him. and i would only say at this point that he is young to be placed in this position. and we will have to see whether in fact it is him and how he reacts to the burden of governance that he has
along with barbara starr, the joint cheer's chairman says bluntly, he is worried. joining us from germany where she is traveling with joint chiefs chairman dempsey, so what did the general tell you, barbara? >> well, wolf, we are part after very small group of reporters traveling with dempsey. cnn, the only american network with him on the way from afghanistan and iraq. stopping here from germfully, general dempsey woken up by developments and he met with us. he is talking about the...
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military in germany is well aware of. >> barbara starr, thank you very much. >>> now politics. herman cain may be closer to make a decision whether to move forward in his campaign. mark preston joins us now. take us aboard the cain train. what's the timing? >> don, is it derailed? he continues to send us mixed signals about what his political future s. he talks about reassessing his campaign. in fact, last night he told reporters there's three things he'll evaluate when he makes the final decision about whether to continue on with the campaign or abandon it. listen. >> number one, since i've been campaigning all week i haven't had an opportunity to sit down with her and walk through this with my wife and my family. i will do that when i get back home on friday. secondly, re-evaluate the support of my supporters. it has been overwhelming so far. thirdly, re-evaluate the impact that this has on fundraising. >> don, the most interesting thing that he said to reporters last night is the fact that he hasn't had the discussion yet with his wife and his family about whether or not to
military in germany is well aware of. >> barbara starr, thank you very much. >>> now politics. herman cain may be closer to make a decision whether to move forward in his campaign. mark preston joins us now. take us aboard the cain train. what's the timing? >> don, is it derailed? he continues to send us mixed signals about what his political future s. he talks about reassessing his campaign. in fact, last night he told reporters there's three things he'll evaluate when he...
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barbara starr, thanks very much for joining us. >>> countdown to the iowa caucuses. candidates hit the ground. their messages fill the air. we'll look at the advertising blitz to help all these undec e undecided voters make up their minds. >>> we'll show you this, a big brawl in a big mall. police had to step in with guns drawn. shoppers scrambling for the e t exits at the mall of america. we'll be right back. stay with us. >>> he had a bit of a health scare, but he's out of the hospital. we're talking about britain's prince philip. he had surgery to open a blocked artery in his heart. he is going to go back to where the family spent christmas and zain verjee has more from london. so, is the hospital or is buckingham palace saying anything about how he's doing now? >> they're saying that he is in good spirits, hala. he left the hospital all smiles and he waved as he left in the car, essentially, to rejoin the rest of the royal family. he was treated for a blocked coronary artery and they're saying that he's okay now. i mean, yeah, he's 90 years old and he did have a
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barbara starr joins us live from ramstein airbase in germany. barbara, first we know his son kim jong-un is going to succeed him. we don't know very much about him. i would imagine that the u.s. military having this be such an unknown is concerned. >> reporter: well, they are indeed, suzanne. we're here in germany traveling with general martin dempsey, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. we arrived here last night and the news broke overnight. general dempsey meeting with a small group of traveling press. cnn is the only american network with him an he spoke to us about this very question of the son of kim jong-il and will he really succeed and will he be able to take control of the government and the regime of north korea. i want you to listen to a little bit of what general dempsey told us earlier today. >> it is my expectation as i sit here with you that he will be the successor. we've done a significant amount of work to try to understand him and i would only say at this point that he is young to be placed in this position, and we'll
barbara starr joins us live from ramstein airbase in germany. barbara, first we know his son kim jong-un is going to succeed him. we don't know very much about him. i would imagine that the u.s. military having this be such an unknown is concerned. >> reporter: well, they are indeed, suzanne. we're here in germany traveling with general martin dempsey, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. we arrived here last night and the news broke overnight. general dempsey meeting with a small...
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barbara starr is live on the details of the investigation. how significant is this, barbara? what went wrong? >> reporter: well, you know, suzanne, there are both military and political implications to this, of course. the pakistanis remain furious about all of it. they would like to see an apology from the united states from president obama. that may not be anything you see any time soon, of course, because the president in the middle of a political season will be very cautious about appearing on camera offering any apologies for the united states. that's something the republicans have, of course, criticized him for doing in the past. militarily, what are the implications? this is a situation where a fire fight went terribly wrong because neither side really knew what was going on. u.s. forces landed on the border of afghanistan/pakistan on the night of november 25th, came under fire, and called in fire back not realizing that they were firing on pakistani military positions. there was bad information, bad coordination, bad maps that led the pakistanis to say if you're firin
barbara starr is live on the details of the investigation. how significant is this, barbara? what went wrong? >> reporter: well, you know, suzanne, there are both military and political implications to this, of course. the pakistanis remain furious about all of it. they would like to see an apology from the united states from president obama. that may not be anything you see any time soon, of course, because the president in the middle of a political season will be very cautious about...
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barn b barbara starr takes a look. >> these are $3300 rifles. we sold three over the weekend. >> reporter: in this holiday season, gun sales are on the rise. frmgts it was our busiest december ever. >> reporter: maryland gun shop owner says people are buying everything from assault rifles to handguns. >> we're totally sold out of almost all of our .9 millimeter glocks. >> reporter: it's a nationwide trend. the fbi is reporting 1.5 million background checks in the month of december alone. that is an all-time record. raymond says many customers already own guns and are buying more. >> then there's also the political aspect of it. we have an upcoming election. people are kirnd about that. they are avenue concerned about what obama is going to do if he is re-elected. they're trying to get stuff while they can. >> reporter: criminal justice experts aren't surprised at the chatter. >> there is a set of groups out there that every time there's a democrat going to be elected or democrat going to be re-elected say you should go out and get guns because t
barn b barbara starr takes a look. >> these are $3300 rifles. we sold three over the weekend. >> reporter: in this holiday season, gun sales are on the rise. frmgts it was our busiest december ever. >> reporter: maryland gun shop owner says people are buying everything from assault rifles to handguns. >> we're totally sold out of almost all of our .9 millimeter glocks. >> reporter: it's a nationwide trend. the fbi is reporting 1.5 million background checks in the...
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barbara starr on this case for us. self-defense sounds like they were justified, but at the same time mistakes were made. >> reporter: well, that's right, t.j. self-defense because they thought they were under attack by insurgents, but it turned out there were no insurgents. there was no insurgent gunfire directed at u.s. forces. we have had the briefing and, you know, just right off the top let's play you a bit of sound with the official apology. have a listen. >> the loss of life and for the lack of proper coordination between u.s. and pakistani forces that contributed to those losses. we express our deepest regret. we further express sincere condolences to the pakistani people, to the pakistani government, and most importantly to the families of the pakistani soldiers who were killed or wounded. >> reporter: how did u.s. forces wind up killing 24 pakistani military? well, it was a complex fire fight in the middle of the night in a remote mountain area. u.s. forces reported they were taking machine gunfire from a rid
barbara starr on this case for us. self-defense sounds like they were justified, but at the same time mistakes were made. >> reporter: well, that's right, t.j. self-defense because they thought they were under attack by insurgents, but it turned out there were no insurgents. there was no insurgent gunfire directed at u.s. forces. we have had the briefing and, you know, just right off the top let's play you a bit of sound with the official apology. have a listen. >> the loss of life...
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barbara starr is traveling with the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff in germany right now. we'll have much more on the death of kim jong-il coming up. but there's other important news we're watching right here in washington. >>> serious trouble brewing on capitol hill for that payroll tax cut extension. the two-month extension approved by the senate over the weekend could be shot down in the house of representatives when it votes on the measure later today. let's bring in our congressional correspondent, kate bolduan, she's up on capitol hill. everyone seemed to be so positive over the weekend when the senate overwhelmingly passed this two-month compromise to keep this tax cut going, but all of a sudden yesterday it seemed to explode. what's going on, kate? >> reporter: yeah, it seems this is the latest twist in this fierce, bitter, year-end battle. over the weekend the senate passed this two-month extension with broad bipartisan support. the vote was 89-10. on a conference call following that vote we're told by a republican source that house speaker john boehner called --
barbara starr is traveling with the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff in germany right now. we'll have much more on the death of kim jong-il coming up. but there's other important news we're watching right here in washington. >>> serious trouble brewing on capitol hill for that payroll tax cut extension. the two-month extension approved by the senate over the weekend could be shot down in the house of representatives when it votes on the measure later today. let's bring in our...
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cnn's barbara starr is in baghdad with more on the war's end and what it means to iraq. >> reporter: at the height of the surge more than 170,000 u.s. troops served here in iraq, but as we count down the final days and hours, just a few thousand are left, perhaps just a few hundred here in baghdad. this has been the end of mission ceremony. that's what they're calling it. putting away the flag that u.s. forces have flown here for so long. that flag never to come out again. today defense secretary panetta, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general dempsey all here to pay tribute to those who have served. of course, more than 4,000 u.s. forces lost their lives here. more than 30,000 wounded. this is the place where america came to know the phrase ied, improvised explosive device, the weapon that has proved to be so deadly both here in iraq and of course continues to kill and wound u.s. troops in afghanistan. we've spoken to commanders here and what they tell us is now that the mission is wrapping up here in iraq, they are looking at the broader picture for u.s. military presence h
cnn's barbara starr is in baghdad with more on the war's end and what it means to iraq. >> reporter: at the height of the surge more than 170,000 u.s. troops served here in iraq, but as we count down the final days and hours, just a few thousand are left, perhaps just a few hundred here in baghdad. this has been the end of mission ceremony. that's what they're calling it. putting away the flag that u.s. forces have flown here for so long. that flag never to come out again. today defense...
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. >> that is barbara starr on sunday. the drone over afghanistan, knocked down by iran. by tuesday, inside sources were telling a different story. >> the u.s. stealth drone that crashed in iran last week after the u.s. lost control of it was part of a cia reconnaissance mission using both cia and military personnel two officials have now told cnn. confirming also it was an rq-170, the stealth drone that is so important to the cia. no one will say whether the drone was actually flying over iranian airspace. the u.s. did consider a mission to recover the wreckage or bomb it to keep it out of the hands of the iranians. that's how important it was. but all those options were discarded because it was inside iran. but had the question now is, of course, if iranians have their hands on the wreckage which the u.s. believes they do, what do they really have? how intact is it? >> well, so now the drone is acknowledged to be a stealth drone and the iranians have it. the question, is it a pile of wreckage or in one piece? here was the answer at 10:00 this morning. >> and one u.s. of
. >> that is barbara starr on sunday. the drone over afghanistan, knocked down by iran. by tuesday, inside sources were telling a different story. >> the u.s. stealth drone that crashed in iran last week after the u.s. lost control of it was part of a cia reconnaissance mission using both cia and military personnel two officials have now told cnn. confirming also it was an rq-170, the stealth drone that is so important to the cia. no one will say whether the drone was actually...
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our barbara starr takes a look. >> these are like $3300 rifles. we sold three of these earlier in the week. >> reporter: in this holiday season of peace on earth and good will to man, gun sales are on the rise. >> our busiest december ever. >> reporter: maryland gun shop owner andy raymond says people are buying everything from assault rifles to handguns. >> totally sold out of almost the nine millimeter glocks, standard most popular models sold out. >> reporter: it is nationwide trend. fbi is reporting a million and a halfback ground checks in the month of december alone. that is an all-time record. raymond says many customers already own guns and are buying more. >> there's also the aspect of it, upcoming election. lot of people are once again concerned about that. they are concerned about what obama is going to do if he is re-elected. so they are trying to get stuff while they can. >> reporter: criminal test experts are not surprised at the chatter. >> there is a set of groups out there that every time there is a democrat going to be elected or
our barbara starr takes a look. >> these are like $3300 rifles. we sold three of these earlier in the week. >> reporter: in this holiday season of peace on earth and good will to man, gun sales are on the rise. >> our busiest december ever. >> reporter: maryland gun shop owner andy raymond says people are buying everything from assault rifles to handguns. >> totally sold out of almost the nine millimeter glocks, standard most popular models sold out. >>...
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here's barbara starr with more details. >> reporter: the u.s. stealth drone that crashed in iran last week after the u.s. lost control of it was part of a cia reconnaissance mission. the officials are also for the first time confirming that it was an rq-170, the stealth drone that is so important to the cia. this drone has special coding technology that makes it less visible to radars, to enemy radars. that's one of the keys to it. it also has sensors that allow it to see into enemy territory to gather intelligence information for possible targeting. that means u.s. officials are not saying a key fact here, was it flying over iran when it lost control? was it flying over the afghan-iran border or inside afghanistan and it drifted into iran? no one will say if it was over iranian air space. we also know that when the drone went down, the u.s. did consider some type of mission to either recover the wreckage or bomb it to keep it out of the hands of the iranians, that's how important it was. but all of those options were discarded because it was in
here's barbara starr with more details. >> reporter: the u.s. stealth drone that crashed in iran last week after the u.s. lost control of it was part of a cia reconnaissance mission. the officials are also for the first time confirming that it was an rq-170, the stealth drone that is so important to the cia. this drone has special coding technology that makes it less visible to radars, to enemy radars. that's one of the keys to it. it also has sensors that allow it to see into enemy...
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. >> all right, barbara starr in washington, thanks so much. >> sure. >>> the u.s. military pullout from iraq is in the homestretch and it is moving rather quickly. on american military bases all over the country, a welcome home celebration, just like this one, have been happening almost daily as troops pour out of iraq and heading right back to u.s. soil. here is how fast the u.s. military is leaving iraq. 50,000 troops were there in the summer and there are fewer than 13,000 right now. and according to president barack obama's plan, by the end of this month, not even 200 will remain. cnn's catherine callaway is at atlanta's hartsfield jackson international airport. >> reporter: a plane just landed here at the atlanta international airport. it was full of troops from afghanistan who were headed home for a couple of weeks of r and r, but it was also full of troops from iraq who are heading home for good. and we talked with a few of them. here is what they had to say. how do you all feel about not having to go back to iraq? i know it is a difficult deployment, you're
. >> all right, barbara starr in washington, thanks so much. >> sure. >>> the u.s. military pullout from iraq is in the homestretch and it is moving rather quickly. on american military bases all over the country, a welcome home celebration, just like this one, have been happening almost daily as troops pour out of iraq and heading right back to u.s. soil. here is how fast the u.s. military is leaving iraq. 50,000 troops were there in the summer and there are fewer than...
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. >> that is barbara starr on sunday. the drone in afghanistan. by tuesday, for inside sources were telling a different story. >> the u.s. stealth drone that crashed in iran last week after the u.s. lost control of it was part of a cia reconnaissance mission using both cia and military personnel. two officials have now told cnn. confirming also it was an rq-170, the stealth drone that is so important to the cia. no one will say whether the drone was actually flying over ireyiranian airspace. the u.s. did consider a mission to recover the wreckage or bomb it to keep it out of the hands of the iranians. that's how important it was. but all those options were discarded because it was inside iran. the question now, of course, is if iranians have their hands on the wreckage which the u.s. believes they do, what do they really have? how intact is it? >> well, so now the drone is acknowledged to be a stealth grown. the question, is it a pile of wreckage or in one piece? here was the answer at 10:00 this morning. >> and one u.s. officials says they have s
. >> that is barbara starr on sunday. the drone in afghanistan. by tuesday, for inside sources were telling a different story. >> the u.s. stealth drone that crashed in iran last week after the u.s. lost control of it was part of a cia reconnaissance mission using both cia and military personnel. two officials have now told cnn. confirming also it was an rq-170, the stealth drone that is so important to the cia. no one will say whether the drone was actually flying over ireyiranian...
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barbara starr is joining me live from washington. between iran and alternate there are two different stories about this drone. >> reporter: there are indeed, don. good evening. iranian authorities are saying they did shoot down a highly-classified unmanned spy plane over their territory along the eastern border with afghanistan. iran says the drone was an rk-170. that's one of the most secret drones in the u.s. military and intelligence arsenal, essentially a stealth drone, flies undetected, gathering intelligence and targeting information. what is the u.s. say something so far the u.s. is using the alternate aplooins lines in afghanistan to issue a statement is only saying the uav which the iranians may be referring to may be a u.s. unarmed reconnaissance aircraft that had been flying a mission over western afghanistan last week. the operators of the uav lost control of the aircraft and had been working to determine its status. that is what the u.s. is saying about all of this, a loss of flight controls before the drone went down. b
barbara starr is joining me live from washington. between iran and alternate there are two different stories about this drone. >> reporter: there are indeed, don. good evening. iranian authorities are saying they did shoot down a highly-classified unmanned spy plane over their territory along the eastern border with afghanistan. iran says the drone was an rk-170. that's one of the most secret drones in the u.s. military and intelligence arsenal, essentially a stealth drone, flies...
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in an exclusive interview with our correspondent barbara starr, we are warned that u.s. does not want to get into a new conflict or risk nuclear arms, but they are ready just in case. >> i'm satisfied that we are, that the options that we are developing are evolving to a point that they would be executable if necessary. >> general dempsey is visiting with the u.s. troops around the world and including several holiday uso stops. >>> and finally, the moment you have been waiting for. youtube's number one political video of 2011. almost 17 million views so far and probably not a name you have heard before. this happened in iowa this february and in front of a packed iowa house of representatives. here is 19-year-old college student zach walls' impassioned speech against a proposed iowa constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. >> as a sixth generation iowa and rayed by two women, my biological mother told her grandparents that she was pregnant and that the artificial insemination had worked and that it was not until i was born and broke down to my cuteness that th
in an exclusive interview with our correspondent barbara starr, we are warned that u.s. does not want to get into a new conflict or risk nuclear arms, but they are ready just in case. >> i'm satisfied that we are, that the options that we are developing are evolving to a point that they would be executable if necessary. >> general dempsey is visiting with the u.s. troops around the world and including several holiday uso stops. >>> and finally, the moment you have been...
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this is what general martin dempsey told our own barbara starr conducted in riyadh, saudi arabia. >> my biggest worry they'll miscalculate our resolve. any miscalculation could mean we are drawn into conflict, and that would be a tragedy for the region and the world. >> it would be. and what would the conflict look like? what would it cost? we went "outfront" tonight and looked at the numbers with the help for the center of strategic and budget assessments, and this is what we learned from todd harrison. if the united states engaged in an air strike only of air assault of iran that lasted days or weeks, it could cost between $1 and $10 billion which is the low end sort of like libya, but the bigger end would be the cost of a conflict involving american forces in iran supporting a change in regime. in that case, possible costs rise to more than $1 trillion. how real is iran's nuclear threat and what are the chances that american troops will be drawn into another battle? joining us now is former u.s. secretary of defense william cohen. mr. secretary, what is your reaction to what the g
this is what general martin dempsey told our own barbara starr conducted in riyadh, saudi arabia. >> my biggest worry they'll miscalculate our resolve. any miscalculation could mean we are drawn into conflict, and that would be a tragedy for the region and the world. >> it would be. and what would the conflict look like? what would it cost? we went "outfront" tonight and looked at the numbers with the help for the center of strategic and budget assessments, and this is...
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here's cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr with more details. >> reporter: the u.s. stealth drone that crashed in iran last week, after the u.s. lost control of it, was part of a cia reconnaissance mission. two officials have told cnn the officials are also for the first time confirming that it was an rq-170, the stealth drone that is so important to the cia. this drone has special coding technology that makes it less visible to radars, to enemy radars. that's one of the keys to it. it also has sensors that allow it to see into enemy territory to gather intelligence information for possible targeting. that means u.s. officials are not saying a key fact here, was it flying over iran when it lost control? was it flying over the afghan-iran border or inside afghanistan and it drifted into iran? no one will say if it was over iranian air space. we also know that when the drone went down, the u.s. did consider some type of mission to either recover the wreckage or bomb it to keep it out of the hands of the iranians, that's how important it was. but all of those options we
here's cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr with more details. >> reporter: the u.s. stealth drone that crashed in iran last week, after the u.s. lost control of it, was part of a cia reconnaissance mission. two officials have told cnn the officials are also for the first time confirming that it was an rq-170, the stealth drone that is so important to the cia. this drone has special coding technology that makes it less visible to radars, to enemy radars. that's one of the keys to it....
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this is what general martin dempsey told our own barbara starr conducted in riyadh, saudi arabia. >> my biggest worry they'll miscalculate our resolve. any miscalculation could mean we are drawn into conflict, and that would be a tragedy for the region and the world. >> it would be. and what would the conflict look like? what would it cost? we went "outfront" tonight and looked at the numbers with the help for the center of strategic and budget assessments, and this is what we learned from todd harrison. if the united states engaged in an air strike only of air assault of iran that lasted days or weeks, it could cost between $1 and $10 billion which is the low end sort of like libya, but the bigger end would be the cost of a conflict involving american forces in iran supporting a change in regime. in that case, possible costs rise to more than $1 trillion. how real is iran's nuclear threat and what are the chances that american troops will be drawn into another battle? joining us now is former u.s. secretary of defense william cohen. mr. secretary, what is your reaction to what the g
this is what general martin dempsey told our own barbara starr conducted in riyadh, saudi arabia. >> my biggest worry they'll miscalculate our resolve. any miscalculation could mean we are drawn into conflict, and that would be a tragedy for the region and the world. >> it would be. and what would the conflict look like? what would it cost? we went "outfront" tonight and looked at the numbers with the help for the center of strategic and budget assessments, and this is...
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barbara, thanks very much. barbara starr is our pentagon correspondent. coming up, donald trump in "the situation room." he unleashes some of his sharpest criticism yet of president obama. we'll get analysis of the interview. candy crowley and ron brownstein are standing by. to find you a great deal, even if it's not with us. [ ding ] oh, that's helpful! well, our company does that, too. actually, we invented that. it's like a sauna in here. helping you save, even if it's not with us -- now, that's progressive! call or click today. no mas pantalones! >>> for better or worse, donald trump is positioning himself as a potential king maker in the republican presidential race and as a possible, possible independent third party candidate. trump's political influence is under renewed scrutiny. twoint trump's office in new york city to talk about politics and foreign policy. iraq, all u.s. troops will be out by the end of this month. are you happy about that? >> tragic waste of money. tragic -- >> more than $1 trillion. >> $1.5 trillion to be exact. tragic, tragi
barbara, thanks very much. barbara starr is our pentagon correspondent. coming up, donald trump in "the situation room." he unleashes some of his sharpest criticism yet of president obama. we'll get analysis of the interview. candy crowley and ron brownstein are standing by. to find you a great deal, even if it's not with us. [ ding ] oh, that's helpful! well, our company does that, too. actually, we invented that. it's like a sauna in here. helping you save, even if it's not with us...
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barbara starr shares soldiers of all the stories who served in the war there, many bring rust first-hand impressions of the country they are leaving behind and what they hope for their future. >>> coming up net, map who says he saw sandusky with a boy in the shower takes the stand. mike mcqueary, what is revealing about this alleged coverup is horrifying, as we are learning this case is going to trial. sunny hostson going to join me and talk with a breaking development just into us here on cnn on the case, next. every single day. that's why every day we help people across the country get into their first homes. prepare for a comfortable retirement and protect the people and things that matter most. at genworth we believe every day is the right day to take a step toward tomorrow. [ female announcer ] find yourself sometimes cleaning up after your dishcloth? bounty extra soft can help. it's super durable, and in this lab test bounty extra soft leaves this surface three times cleaner than a dishcloth. even with just one sheet. super clean. super soft. bounty extra soft. in the pink pack. an
barbara starr shares soldiers of all the stories who served in the war there, many bring rust first-hand impressions of the country they are leaving behind and what they hope for their future. >>> coming up net, map who says he saw sandusky with a boy in the shower takes the stand. mike mcqueary, what is revealing about this alleged coverup is horrifying, as we are learning this case is going to trial. sunny hostson going to join me and talk with a breaking development just into us...
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here's cnn correspondent barbara starr. >> reporter: the u.s. has long used sanctions to try to stop iran's cash flow for financing its nuclear efforts and support for terrorism, but now the administration is saying, not so fast. to a tough, new bipartisan sanctions proposal from congress. the idea -- target iran's central bank by cutting off u.s. banking with any foreign banks that bank with the iranians. much of the banking with iran is done to pay for iranian oil. the administration is considering action against iran's central bank, but officials warn the congressional proposal could be a bad idea in today's fragile economy. >> it is a very, very powerful threat. it is a they to essentially, for the commercial banks, to end their ability to transact in the dollar and their ability, really, to function as major international financial institutions. >> reporter: accord togo peing o >> reporter: accord togo peing oil earns them more than $72 billion a year. countries around the world buying iranian oil pay for it through transactions paid for by
here's cnn correspondent barbara starr. >> reporter: the u.s. has long used sanctions to try to stop iran's cash flow for financing its nuclear efforts and support for terrorism, but now the administration is saying, not so fast. to a tough, new bipartisan sanctions proposal from congress. the idea -- target iran's central bank by cutting off u.s. banking with any foreign banks that bank with the iranians. much of the banking with iran is done to pay for iranian oil. the administration is...